Railroads

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

This abandoned railroad tunnel is now home to a micro-colony of bats and a ghost train.

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

This Russian locomotive museum was once devoted just to Lenin's funeral before expanding to encompass Moscow's entire train history.

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

This attraction is devoted to the wonders of steam power and features a replica of one of its most public disasters.

Experience the life of an 1800's lumberjack at this interactive museum that is only accessible by railroad.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.